Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 27, 2021
Submitted
December 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78509
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31638
Aircraft time
45,158 hours, 15,719 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
NA
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Eng1
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENG1 OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON TO REPLACE EDP AND SEALOL FOR DRIVE PAD. PER CREW DBRIEF BYPASS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL POWER PULLED CHIP DETECTORS FOUND THEM BLACK DISCOLORED ONLY FAULT IN RECENT FAULTS FOR ENGINE ONE. CREW REPORTED ENGINE #1 DID NOT OVERHEAT, ALSO CREW SHUT DOWN IN INLET AND EXHAUST ARE CLEAN NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED #1 ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE FILTER AND OIL SUPPLY FILTER, IMAGES SETTINGS LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL SHUT DOWN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES. NO FILINGS FOUND ON CHIP DETECTORS FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL CONTAMINATION AND CARBON SEAL BREAKDOWN. FOR #1ENGINE. SUSPECT HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATION, REMOVED ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID IN DRIVE PAD. WILL NEED INSPECTED CLOGGING INDICATOR FOR #1 ENG OIL FILTER. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INDICATOR NOT POPPED.